The Apr. 23 IndyCar Series: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama race from Barber Motorsports Park on NBCSN drew 470,000 viewers, an impressive increase of 68 percent from the same race last year (Apr. 24, 2016: 279,000 viewers). The final household rating was 0.39, up from a 0.26 rating in 2016. The top five rated local markets for the race were Indianapolis, Birmingham, West Palm Beach, Richmond (Virginia) and Phoenix. (Source: IndyCar.com)

The 2017 Boston Marathon on NBCSN from Apr. 17 averaged 126,000 viewers, up 7 percent from a year ago (Apr. 18, 2016: 118,000 viewers). Six days later, the 2017 Londom Marathon on NBCSN beginning in the late night of Apr. 22/early morning of Apr. 23 averaged 31,000 viewers, down 7 percent from lsst year (Apr. 23-24, 2016: 33,000 viewers).

For the entire week of Apr. 20-26, FS1 averaged 165,000 viewers — a 5 percent increase from the year prior (157,000). Three of the week’s events assisted with FS1’s lift:

Due to a MLB St. Louis-Milwaukee game on FS1 running past 10 p.m. in the Eastern time zone, the first 33 minutes of the Apr. 22 UFC Fight Night, which featured the Mike Perry-Jake Ellenberger bout, aired on FS2. It attracted 430,000 viewers, ranking as the second most-watched FS2 telecast to-date, only behind the UFC 200 prelims from July 9, 2016 (582,000 viewers) that also were meant to air on FS1 and were shifted to FS2. UFC Fight Night continued on FS1, starting at 10:33 p.m. EDT, at a below-average 745,000 viewers (UFC Fight Nights on FS1 typically draw approximately 900,000 viewers). The FS1 telecast peaked at 831,000 viewers for the Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov main event. (Source: MMAFighting.com)

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In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), NBCSN is up +40 percent (660,000 vs. 470,000) from one week earlier and up +17 percent (660,000 vs. 562,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), NBCSN is up +10 percent (195,000 vs. 178,000) from one week earlier and up +1 percent (195,000 vs. 195,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS1 is up +44 percent (221,000 vs. 154,000) from one week earlier and down -36 percent (221,000 vs. 345,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS1 is up +85 percent (165,000 vs. 89,000) from one week earlier and up +5 percent (165,000 vs. 157,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Prime Time (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.), FS2 is up +196 percent (71,000 vs. 24,000) from one week earlier and up +154 percent (71,000 vs. 28,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).

In total viewership for its entire week in Total Day (6 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.), FS2 is up +42 percent (27,000 vs. 19,000) from one week earlier and up +29 percent (27,000 vs. 21,000) from the same week one year ago (April 18-24, 2016).

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

About Douglas Pucci

Douglas Pucci is a contributor to Programming Insider and blogger at Son of the Bronx.